Texas Class A Barber Written ExamHaircutting and StylingMedium
A barber is styling a client's hair with a blow dryer and a round brush to create volume and soft curls. To ensure longevity of the style and prevent frizz, what is the most crucial step immediately following the heat styling?
- AApplying a strong-hold hairspray while the hair is still warm.
- BBrushing through the curls vigorously to soften them.
- CAllowing the hair to cool completely before disturbing the set.
- DApplying a generous amount of shine serum to wet hair.
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: C. Allowing the hair to cool completely before disturbing the set.
Allowing the hair to cool completely after heat styling is crucial. The cooling process allows the hydrogen bonds in the hair to reform, 'setting' the style and ensuring its longevity and preventing frizz.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Hairspray helps, but the cooling process is more fundamental for setting the style.
- B. Brushing vigorously while warm can break the set and cause frizz and loss of curl.
- D. Shine serum is applied to dry hair, and applying it to wet hair would precede styling, not follow it, and doesn't set the style.
Thermal Hair Setting
The process by which heat temporarily alters the hydrogen bonds in hair, allowing it to be molded into a new shape, which is then 'set' as the hair cools.
- Hydrogen bonds are broken by heat and reformed by cooling.
- Cooling solidifies the new shape.
- Disturbing hair before cooling can cause frizz and loss of style.
Memory trick: Heat shapes, but cold makes it stay in its place!